DWF joins the global community in observing World Mental Health Day
Democracy Works Foundation joins the global community in observing World Mental Health Day. World Mental Health Day brings a great opportunity to highlight and…
COVID-19
DWF-Eswatini co-hosts a high-level peer to peer learning exchange with the Electoral Commissions Forum of SADC Countries
Democracy Works Foundation-Eswatini (DWF-eSwatini), hosted a two-day Peer to Peer Learning Exchange in collaboration with the Electoral Commissions Forum of SADC Countries (ECF–SADC). The…
Democracy Works Academy 2021 Fellows Cohort
Unless we purposefully create avenues to develop the countries future leaders. By providing access to resources and opportunities to empower them. We simply leave…
Policy Brief 36: Social Pacts needed between Government, Business and Civil Society to Overcome Financial and Social Political Crises caused by Covid-19
South Africa urgently needs social pacts at all levels between; government, business, and civil society. The social pacts serve to respond to the financial,…
ANNOUNCEMENT: PASSING OF REV. PATRICK SEMPHERE
The Board of Directors of Democracy Works Foundation, along with the Board of Directors of DWF Malawi, announces with sadness the passing of Rev….
Partner Highlight: Action Support Centre strengthens resilience of migrant women
Theirs was a journey of hope as they travelled from the Great Lakes region (DRC, Burundi, Rwanda and Uganda) seeking a better future in…
Democracy Works Foundation assists Civil Society to get Provincial Legislature support during COVID-19
COVID-19 has touched almost every aspect of the social, economic, private and political lives of all South Africans. One such impact, which has wide-spread…
Lockdown’s limitation of rights mustn’t become new norm, warn academics
Academics have warned suspended rights during the lockdown period should not become a new norm while the government does not have a post-Covid-19 plan…
Basic education in a pandemic: The pitfalls of online learning in an already unequal society
In recent weeks we have seen private and public schools, with the necessary infrastructure and resources, introduce online curricula for their learners. However, for…
In conversation with William Gumede: CSO COVID-19 Funding
Listen to Democracy Works Foundation’s chairperson William Gumede speaking to Classic FM’s Classic Business show producer Michael Avery about the need for funding support…